LNID
A 1990s-era site replaced with a custom build the board can run themselves.
The old site was a dead end. Every update needed the one person who built it.
The rebuild was not about a new look. It was about the office being able to publish a notice, replace a form, or add a document without waiting on a developer.
The situation
The Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District serves water users across a large rural area of southern Alberta. Its site had been built in the 1990s and patched ever since: stale pages, no way to publish a notice without a developer, and documents scattered across the filesystem.
Members needed to find agendas, minutes, forms, and notices. Staff needed to publish without opening a code editor. Neither was possible.
The brief was simple and unusual: build something the office can run without me.
What it does now
- 01
Document library
Agendas, minutes, and forms in one place, searchable and filterable.
- 02
Notices and advisories
Time-sensitive updates staff can publish in minutes.
- 03
Events
Meetings and community dates, listed and archived.
- 04
Member resources
Information members actually come to the site for, organized by need.
- 05
Search
Site-wide search that finds a document by name, not just a page title.
- 06
Admin
An editor that does not require a manual, a plugin licence, or a call to me.
- 07
Accessibility
Keyboard navigable, screen-reader tested, sensible contrast throughout.
- 08
Performance
Static pages on a global edge network; loads before you finish clicking.
How it is built
A custom front end built for this organization's structure, not a theme bent to fit. Content is managed in an admin the office staff use directly. The site is statically generated and served from an edge network, so there is no database to fall over and nothing to patch monthly. Forms and document delivery are handled server-side.
What changed
Before
- Developer required for every update
- Documents scattered
- No mobile layout
- No search
- No way to publish a notice quickly
After
- Staff publish directly
- One document library
- Responsive from the start
- Site-wide search
- Notices live in minutes
See it live.
Free site teardown.
Send me your URL. I will record a five-minute walkthrough of your site with three specific fixes and send it back within two business days. No pitch, no invoice.
Request a teardownA handful each week, first come.